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  Burglaries over the winter period fell by an average of nearly 40 percent since the introduction of Operation Thor in 2015. New figures by Gardai show the six-month average number of burglaries was 6,980 from 2015 to date, which is a drop from over 11 thousand for the four previous years. It comes as

  The North’s Deputy First Minister, Michelle O’Neill has said any form of short lockdown in Northern Ireland would only work, if it is across the entire island. Due to rising case numbers there are considerations in the North to bring in a two week ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown. The concept would involve a two week

  A man’s being treated in hospital after a public order incident in Convoy. A media blackout was lifted last night after it happened at a house in the area yesterday morning. A man disappeared in unexplained circumstances but he’s since been found and has received non-life threatening injuries. Gardai are appealing for anyone with

The government will consider today whether to place the country back into a second lockdown. The National Public Health Emergency Team has recommended all counties be moved to level five restrictions. The news on Saturday that there had been more than 600 cases of COVID-19 reported that day prompted an emergency meeting of the National

Public health officials have met this evening to discuss concern over the state of the Covid-19 outbreak here. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tony Holohan chaired the meeting, as the number of patients in hospital with the disease has grown to a level not seen since its height in April. In the three days up to

A family were helped off Errigal Mountain last night after they got into difficulty on their descent. The Donegal Mountain Rescue Team received a callout after 5pm yesterday to assist a family who were having difficulty coming off Errigal. The family was located and met by the rescue team on the hill. Donegal Mountain Rescue

Gardai have alerted the public to a ‘phishing’ scam where people are being contacted by an email claiming to be from the Department of Justice and Equality. The scam email uses the words ‘Ireland Justice Department’ and comes from the email address ‘jury@justice.ie’. The body of text asks people to register for jury service by

A 46 year old woman has been charged with offences that contravene Northern Ireland’s Health Protection Regulation laws on Coronavirus. They cover requirements under regulations 3, 4, 6 or 7. The PSNI have confirmed this is the first person in Northern Ireland to be charged with these specific offences, since they came into effect earlier

613 more cases of Covid 19 have been reported in the Republic today, with 10 more Covid related deaths. 58 of the new cases are in Donegal. That brings the national totals to 1,810 deaths and 37,668 cases. There were 726 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 North of the border today, with one more death..

A Status Yellow Rainfall Warning has been issued for Donegal for tomorrow. Met Eireann says heavy rainfall will hit the county with 25mm to 40mm of rain expected. River levels may rise as a result and people are being advised to be on alert for flooding and surface flooding on the roads. The alert will

There is a Garda presence around the Gorlee area of Letterkenny this morning. Gardaí attended a public order incident in the early hours of this morning. Gardai say no arrests were made, but enquiries are ongoing.

36 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Donegal this evening. The Department of Health has reported an additional 470 cases of the virus across the country and 1 further death. A total of 37,063 cases have been recorded in Ireland and the death toll stands at 1,801.

A power outage is affecting 416 homes and businesses in Buncrana this afternoon. ESB say they are currently working to repair the fault. Power is estimated to be returned by 5pm this evening.

Midlands-Northwest MEP Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan says Belgian Police are investigating how an unauthorised tweet was sent from his Twitter account last week. Screenshots showed a tweet appearing early on Monday morning which referenced a photograph of former Green Party member, Saoirse McHugh. The Roscommon MEP says he has now established his account was accessed by

A record 934 people have tested positive for Covid-19 in Northern Ireland in the past 24 hours. It’s over 500 more than the previous record. 2,623 people have tested positive for the virus in the North in the past week – which is 20% of all its cases. One Covid death has also been reported

The number of people on the live register in the Northern and Western Regions is down from last month but up 4% compared to last year. 39,001 people were in receipt of jobseekers benefit or assistance last month, according the Central Statistics Office. Down 6% compared to the previous month. Nationally, 215,400 people are on

A local councillor has said that a restriction on the sale of alcohol from off-licences and supermarkets should be considered, if clusters of Covid-19 are being traced back to house parties and gatherings. Councillor Michael Naughton is calling on the relevant agencies and bodies to come together to discuss how a temporary regulation can be